Blended learning
What is blended learning?
Blended learning in the workplace is one of the most effective and popular training methods. It combines in-person training methods with digital learning to make training engaging and easy for employees.
What are the key benefits of blended learning in the workplace?
Here are some of the key benefits of leveraging blended learning in the workplace:
Keeps learners engaged
Since blended learning combines digital and in-person training methods, learners get the best of both worlds. Collaboration, peer-to-peer learning, hands-on activities, quizzes, and bite-sized videos make training engaging.
Makes training flexible
As soon as learners finish mandatory training sessions, they can complete their e-learning sessions at their own pace. These sessions can be scheduled around their work commitments.
Supports personalization
Since blended learning supports videos, webinars, discussions, assignments, seminars, and more, employees can choose what works best. They can also choose to split their time between different topics based on their importance and difficulty levels.
Improves knowledge retention
By combining two effective training methods, blended learning helps learners put what they've learned into practice through hands-on training. Additionally, they can access their online training materials 24/7 and revisit them whenever they want.
What are the key components of blended learning?
Here are some of the components of blended learning:
Instructor-led training
As part of blended learning, in-person training and instructor-led training methods are often used to train employees on difficult topics, encourage collaboration, and provide hands-on training.
E-learning
Online training materials empower employees to learn at a pace that's comfortable for them.
Integrated training
Blended learning combines e-learning and in-person learning to provide maximum benefit to the learners.
Interactive content
Blended learning should come with interactive training materials in the form of quizzes, games, podcasts, and bite-sized videos that keep learners engaged.
Flexibility
Blended learning provides learners with the flexibility to integrate their training sessions into their daily workflows, letting them learn independently from anywhere, at any time, and revisit the content as needed.
What's an example of blended learning?
Blended learning is useful for training new hires as part of their onboarding. With blended learning, lessons related to your culture and company policies can be in an e-learning format, allowing new hires to take their time and revisit them whenever needed. Training sessions related to compliance and job roles can be instructor led so that employees can be guided individually.